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May God strike me down with a hammer on the head before I write a book with a teach-y goal!
Kate DiCamillo
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Kate DiCamillo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 25
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo
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[He] had the soul of a poet, and because of this, he liked very much to consider questions that had no answers.
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All of God's creatures have names, every last one of them. Of that I am sure: of that I have no doubt at all.
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The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.
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The sound of the king's music made Despereaux's soul grow large and light inside of him.
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